Noor Toraif (PhD’23) has received one of the first Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships awarded to a social work scholar. The grant supports students in their final year of work towards their dissertation. While students from social work and other disciplines have traditionally not been eligible for the award, Prof. Dan Miller, director of the BUSSW […]
In a new article published in the Journal of Social Service Research, co-authors Yoonsook Ha, Judith C. Scott and Mary E. Collins of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) explore how the U.S.’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is affecting child maltreatment – and why variations correspond to the concentration of states’ Black […]
Earlier this month, BTS–the most lucrative pop act in history–announced they would stop performing together. To give context to the social implications of the breakup, Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm spoke about the band’s impact on youth mental health and perceptions of masculinity, particularly in Asian and Asian American communities. Excerpt from “What is the Legacy […]
As part of a series from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Prof. Ruth Paris helped develop a free curriculum guide on infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH). While there has been a movement to integrate more focus in this area, only a few schools including Boston University School of Social Work offer […]